I have A 1972 Pontiac luxury le mans car that has 71,000 original miles on it, and i just bought it 5 days agao from a guy who owns a auto body shop. He had it in car shows because he has done so much work to it. it has a 350 v8 engine and its an automatic. Today I drove it keeping it under 55mph and when i drove into town, it started to cut off at stoplights or when i have to slow done below 10mph or so. Its not smoking or smelling funny. It was low on coolant so i took it to a mechanic and he helped me add coolant. tyen it sat for 6 hours while i as at work and then I started the engine and it basically did the same thing. What could this be? Jill
2007-04-02 17:28:16 · 2 answers · asked by jillbaldwin1980 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
i would start with the basic tune up, plugs cap rotor and wires, and DOUBLE CHECK ENGINE RPM, ill bet the loaded idle, runing with the transmission in gear, is just too low to maintain momentum
2007-04-02 17:44:24 · answer #1 · answered by mdk68gto, ase certified m tech 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It maybe the carb needs adjusting. Idle set too low.
2007-04-03 00:31:56 · answer #2 · answered by Silverstang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋